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UserSteve, have you adjusted your figures for the disposals of the overseas businesses, excluding Canada and RoI, and the return of capital to investors? If you start of comparing apples and pears, is it any wonder that you get a plum?

We'll see. I wouldn't be too surprised to see it rebound again from here; they may be sellers but I don't think they are sellers at any price. 130p may be the bottom of their range

What's the humble leek got to do with it ;-)

I doubt many of the investors even know where Mongolia is; if they did, they'd probably think twice about today's RNS and its potential financial impact. Its only got a population 3.5m and outside of Ulaanbaatar its mostly agrarian. Hardly the largest life insurance market in the world.

Not if the MMs have anything to do with it ;-)

I rather suspect that if the MMs had been around when Rome was built, Romulus and Remus would have built elsewhere ;-)

NN, One assumes that you are factoring in dividends and reinvestment because, as far as I'm aware, the sp hasn't traded below 160p in the last 3 years.

Gungi, One assumes likewise with Aviva.

Helluva disappointing day. Really thought this would be pushing 15p today but the MMs put the kaibosh into that idea (clearly the CEO has an eye on the exercise price of his new share options).

The MMs have been manipualting this since early doors and as soon as the price reached 12p they shut it down.

The MMs have killed the volume and raised the spread.

The MMs won't let it. They've already stifled the upwards momentum.

Read the Ad Hoc document. The shares will be restored to trading tomorrow morning.

Don't disagree BUT read this morning's RNS. It says the suspension relates to the release of the documents NOT the vote.

I don't think the suspension is predicated on shareholder approval. The RNS just says the release of the document.

How temporary is temporary? Are we looking at later today, tomorrow/Friday or early next week? Anybody care to venture a guess?

I'd imagine that they would already have been working on the documents before yesterday's RNS was released. They do tend to follow a fairly standard format, so I'm guessing tomorrow/Friday. Any takers?

We should probably be more worried about RFK than DJT; if he has his way the US health system will be reduced to homeopathic remedies! I would have thought that OXB would be fairly immune to the Orange Man's tariffs; didn't we acquire US manufacturing facilities when we acquired the US business?

Disagree. The share price will be driven by new contracts. Although profitable, FTC doesn't have the means to pay a sustainable, meaningful dividend (every 1p in dividend would currently cost FTC c£2.2m).

Let's put this in persepctive. The share price is still c52% up on its closing price at 5 April!

I think (although I hate to say it) a pull back was always more likely than not, particularly during the summer months when the City's movers and shakers tend to head off to sunnier climes. The old adage still tends to apply, even today. "Sell in May and go away, come back on St. Leger Day".

You're definitely off my Xmas card list ;-)

Why don't people pay attention to the date that people posted? The original post related on 14 July related to open market purchases made by Martin Ward (CEO) and Emma Ayton (HR director) on 9th July and 14th July respectively. Martin Ward purchased a further tranche on 15th July. Subsequently, several of the directors have been issued with £nil paid shares, as part of the executive award scheme, and sold part of the shares they received (this is not uncommon when directors need to meet personal tax bills on the shares awarded). Easy!

Your prognostic skills are somewhat wanting methinks. Every time you make a price prediction my heart sinks!

Have to admit that I only spotted that one when scanning after voting "for all" to see if there was a resolution on political donations (I habitually vote against any political donations). Always worth double checking before you submit.